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2. A detailed sketch must be provided showing the relative position of the vehicle before and after
the accident, together with details of the roads in the vicinity, e.g. whether they are major or
minor roads and as many relevant measurements as possible.

3. If our vehicle is undriveable you are responsible for making adequate arrangements for the
vehicle to be towed to a garage, and the name and address of the garage where the vehicle
may be inspected must be stated on the claim form.

4. An estimate of the repairs required to be carried out, showing details and cost of both labour
and materials, must be obtained and sent to us as soon as possible.

5. Under no circumstances may repairs be put in hand until the insurance Company has given its
agreement. We will notify you when this has been done.

6. You should not under any circumstances express any opinion one way or the other on the
degree of responsibility for the accident. ONLY EXCHANGE PARTICULARS MENTIONED IN
J) ABOVE AND NOTHING MORE.

K) TRAVEL OVERSEAS

Our vehicles may not be taken out of the country without written permission from the
Manager/Director}. Our insurance policy covers the use of the vehicle in the Republic of
Ireland only.

L) PERMITTED USE

Subject to the restrictions already stipulated, our vehicles may only be used for our business,
excluding the carriage of passengers for hire or reward. Employees are not being permitted to
carry passengers, other than fellow employees of the Company, during working hours. Our
vehicles may not be used for any type of motoring sport, including racing, rallying or pace
making, whether on the public highway or on private land. Private mileage must be shown and
declared.

M) PERSONAL LIABILITY FOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLES

1. Where any damage to one of our vehicles is due to your negligence or lack of care, we reserve
the right to insist on your rectifying the damage at your own expense or paying the excess part
of any claim on the insurers.

2. Repeated instances may result in the use of the vehicle being withdrawn and disciplinary action
being taken.

N) USE OF MOBILE PHONE WHILST DRIVING

It is a criminal offence for anyone to drive a motor vehicle while using a mobile phone or a
similar device. You will be liable for prosecution if you are holding a mobile phone or any other
type of hand-held devise to send or receive any sort of data, be it voice, text or a pictorial image,
or to access message facilities or the internet whilst driving.

Driving includes times when a vehicle is on a public road with its engine running or when the
vehicle is stopped at traffic lights or during any other hold-ups that occur during a typical journey
when a vehicle can be expected to move off after a short while.

A mobile phone may only be used whilst driving if you have a cordless hands-free device
installed in your vehicle and calls should be kept to the shortest possible time and be only to
effect essential communications. If you need to operate a mobile phone whilst driving or if you
need to deal with a call through a hands-free device for longer than receiving or giving a short
communication, before doing so you must stop and park the vehicle where it is safe and lawful
to do so and switched the engine off.

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